Love Hurts

When U are getting older, but U are still completely in love with the Hurricanes and each other like Fran and his wife of over 40 years Jean (seen below with RandyCane at R at The Shark) you don't mind driving five hours from DeBary to get to the Stadium when the gates open four hours before kickoff.  Hard core UM fans are like that, and to them losing really losing hurts.  But even after the tough loss to Clemson they said that they will be back to see their team again soon, just as sure as they are married.

When U love your team more than life itself, it hurts so bad to lose.  After the game was over we found the JSQ in tears and threatening suicide (we think she was kidding about running out into traffic?).  Text message reports from her friends were that they had her on "close watch" and that it took "sight and sound supervision" to keep her away from the traffic flow headed out of The Shark.  Not even the now infamous orange and green jello shots were going to wash away her pain on this night. 

The word on the street is that the JSQ is scheduled to be released from the Crisis Stabilization Unit today at 4 PM with her new anti-depressant prescription.  Please whatever U do, no more sharp objects around her at the tailgate party!

When you hate losing more than death like me (#86) and Lamar Thomas (#36) do, then losing, like love, stinks.  Long time Canespacer Calvin can tell U that a few months ago when someone posted on the blog that the world was going to end on December 12 of 2012, I posted this comment: "As long as Miami wins one or two more national championships by then I'm cool with that."  I meant it too; every word of it.

When U bleed orange and green like MiamiMike01 and RandyCane (seen above, front C and middle C with Fran, Mitch, Money, MoneyGirl and Jean) U do what U can to support your Hurricanes.  They drove all the way from Jacksonville to attend the game only to see their U go down to the Tigers at the Shark.  After the game when we were back on the patio by the pool at the lovely Hampton Inn in Plantation, Mike and I tried to drink away the pain of losing with a bottle of Tequilla (Patron of course).  The remedy was only partially successful as we found out the next morning that the pain was still there, but had moved from our hearts to our heads.

When U follow the team with The U on their helmet for a living like AngryCane and Canechic do (seen above during happier times at the UCF tailgate party with daughter Nicole and friends), U have no problem making the four hour trip from Orlando for every UM home game since time began.  And, U would rather take a sharp stick in the eye than lose another ACC game at home.  Angry didn't get his name for nothing and after the loss he required a minimum safe distance of 6 feet.  Anything within in striking distance is at risk of serious, and at times even life threatening, injury.  Canespace is NOT responsible for any damages if U fail to follow safe handling instructions included with the blog.

But when U really love the Hurricanes, U will travel by air, water or even foot if U have to just to get to see them play.  Original Canespacer HurricaneMitch (he hardly ever blogs now, but he's still around) flew in from Nebrsaka just to see the Canes play live at The Shark.  Above U see him signing the famous Canespace banner at the tailgate party before the game.  The banner has been signed by hundreds of Canes fans from all over the Country and a few former players like Lamar Thomas #36 and Russell Maryland #67 and others.

So to U lazy fans out there who live within driving distance to the stadium and choose to sit at home to watch the game instead of going to The Shark like the REAL fans seen here, U are pathetic.  U simply don't love your team like we do.  No, U don't.  Get off the damn couch and get into the game. 

If we don't see U at The Shark for the next game I will have no choice but to send my boys AngryCane and his partner in crime MoneyCane (seen below) after your sorry azzes.  And it will NOT be pretty, trust me on this.

 

Comments

[pb(CSROH10)]

jus sayin

peace

Posted by: solarcane | October 26, 2009 at 10:05 PM

Maybe we move to #7 next year?

[Cat 5 Cane]

JUST FINISHED WATCHING THE LAST 5 MINUTES OF THE 1ST HALF... AND HOW COME NOBODY IS COMPLAING ABOUT THE ALL RUN PLAYS IN A ROW, THAT PRODUCED A TD. MAKING THE SCORE 10/7 WITH 50 SOME-ODD SECONDS REMAINING...

CLEMSON THEN RESPONDS WITH THE PERFECT RETURN FOR A TD...

UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES... THEY'RE STOPPED ON THE 25 AND CLEMSON WOULD STALL AROUND THE 50, WITH NO TIMEOUTS...

AND MIAMI LEADING 10/7 AND BEATING OUR CHESTS GOING INTO THE HALF.

SOMETIMES... SHIIT HAPPENS!

[dlu]

So Cav. the U kept getting burned on 3rd and long over and over and over but no pressure on the qtback, guess that would not have helped?

[moneycane]

Solar UNC has a good defense but I don't think that shot at Lovett is fair. UNC has had two cupcakes on their schedule. Compare the numbers againt two teams that we both played and the stats look a little different.

[solarcane]

"As a fifth year senior at RB you gotta finish hard."

jj tryin to make it it into the NFL without surgey.
He needs to go all out and fug being afraid
peace

[Calvin]

Our third down defense to opposing offenses is like our 1st down passing game to opposing defenses, GRAVY!

I know this much, it's a good thing whipple is here and we're scoring points again, because things could have been a whole lot worse. In life alot of times, human beings can be ungrateful, so let's take a look at what could have been, let's imagine for a moment, bill young left, which he has and lovett becomes the d-coordinator presently, but for some reason shannon would have kept nix, now just imagine, we would have had a defense that was suspect and an offense that we would never be able to rely on, jacory would have made plays or been audibling alot, and than shannon would have had to deal with does he go with the audibler, or the play-caller or address the insubordination!

With whipple here and us putting up points, it's covering up alot of weaknesses right now with this team, even if we won saturday, it would have just felt better but the same weakness would still be their.

The biggest problem with our defensive calls right now, we're picking an choosing who to be aggressive with. We should have no respect of qb, and we blitzed 1 or 2, we should blitz them all, no free rides, one of the only qb's you don't blitz is kurt warner, his completion percentage against the blitz is off the charts.

[Charlie Brown]

SOMETIMES... SHIIT HAPPENS!

Posted by: Cat5Cane | October 26, 2009 at 10:08 PM

Yeah, but don't let it happen to U!

[Captain Optimist aka Cavaleer]

Soup, this dead horse beating is old. You should let Esteban Break Down Wake to get the topic moving forward.

Solar, come on, those stats are ridiculous, mainly because Lovett wasn't the DC. He coached DBs and STs. lol

Besides, our D is about the 35th best after these first six games. If we'd had two more cupcakes like everyone else we'd look a lot better.

But we'll improve, just not as quickly as everyone wants, myself included. hahaha

[Captain Optimist aka Cavaleer]

I could tell U what makes me feel good, but that has nothing to do with UM football and is not blog material.

Posted by: Charlie Brown | October 26, 2009 at 10:01 PM

>>>>

LOL. Comedy.

[Charlie Brown]

ONLY IMPATIENT IDIOTS RUN OFF EMOTIONS NOT WHAT'S REALISTIC!!!!

Posted by: mr troutman | October 26, 2009 at 10:06 PM

Trout...quit YELLING and listen for a change:

1. NOBODY is asking for anybody to be fired.

2. We ARE questioning strategy.

3. If U don't like open, honest discussion, then U should stay of blogs.

[moneycane]

I agree Cav, the WF game can't come soon enough. The team will come out either one of two ways.

1. They come out feeling sorry for themselves and they struggle with Wake

2. They come out fired up and lay a 2005 esq beatdown on the Deacons.

After all they will be playing in front of a larger crowd for this game

[solarcane]

CaptO
I'm glad the kool aid has once and for all been eliminated from your body.

CaptO at the
Beginning of every year Randy has been HC:

"Solar explain me how we will not carve through the ACC like a warm knife through butter."

solar
"Its gonna take at least three years Cav, four years from the beginning we will be where you think we are every fall"

CaptO
" Randy is just being a metodical genius and could win the ACC and the Super Bowl the frst year if he realy wanted to."

solar
"ok"

peace

[Charlie Brown]

Cav and TROUT...here is "The Truth":

We were ranked #10 had enough "talent" to beat FSU, GT and OU and then lost to unranked Clemson at home in a key ACC match-up with the conference title still in our grasp.

We spit the bit and came up lame down the stretch. That sucks raw eggs.

Go ahead and make excuses, sugar coat it in candy apple red, cover it with whipped creme or whatever U wanna do, but I was there and it SUCKS.

Any questions?

[Calvin]

86, i forgot all about that, if you didn't post nothing else, that day when we were discussing the world coming to an end and you said that about as long as we win 2 championships by than you'd be fine with that, i was ROFL. Especially if the world came to an end and we won the last national championship before it did, we'd have eternal bragging rights in the HERE AFTER!

That's right next to a partna of mine who was worried and than pissed off at his son before a basketball game, he coaches his son's team and his son is the point guard of course, so before the game, they come screaming to him that his son passed out, he runs over their in a hurry to aid his son, and once his son finally came too, they asked what happened, his son is 9, how he passed out though, his son and his team-mates were playing that "who can hold their breath the longest" game, rofl, he was pissed when he was tellig me the story, but i told em, in a question/statement form, so i guess your son must of won huh, that boy is competitive, tell em to ease up.

cat5, come on man, when we ran the ball before the half, that was ok because the game wasn't on the line at that point, but when the game is on the line, here's the real deal, had we been up by only 1 point again, we would have been a whole lot more aggressive on that 3rd down, but since we were up by 3 points, shannon felt the worst that could happen was clemson would tie the game up and we go to overtime, well he was right.

I'm glad shannon is our headcoach, but he'll hear it from his peers about that conservative play calling at the end, shannon can be stubborn about it if he wants to, but he knows better than anybody else, running the ball 3 straight times when a game is not sowed up, "YOU NOT THE MIAMI WAY"!

[Calvin]

solarcane | October 26, 2009 at 10:25 PM

Cut that out solar, ROFL!

[dlu]

Calvin now your talking bring it on D.

[Charlie Brown]

"As a fifth year senior at RB you gotta finish hard."

JJ running out of bounds in OT at the five WAS UNACCEPTABLE.

[Daytoncane]

on another note im going to try and change the subject so we can all exhale.

i would really like to see what Ben Jones and Washington look like on that left side. after this year it might be better if Orlando goes to RT (i am of assuming that he stays). Gunn goes to center and Figs starts at RG.

i didn't get a chance to see the FAMU game but i heard that Jones got in.

[dlu]

Thats right Charlie, the U turned a 38% completion qtb. into a 70% completion qtback in one game, great work.

[JCane]

I agree with you bigtime, 86. The d lacks depth and has a lot of young guys playing. Okay. How do you try to make up for this? Do you simply run almost the same schemes every play or do you mix it up a little? The schemes can stay more basic often when you know you just have the horses than can keep up even if the other team isn't fooled by anything. We aren't at that point.

This team really isn't quite ready for the top 10, but still found a way to have its chance. The coaching was a letdown. As for my complaints of running 3 straight at the end of regulation being compared to late in the first half when we scored by running, the 3rd down and 3 toward the end of regulation had the whole dang Clemson D in the box in an almost goal-line D with lots of football field to play on behind them. It could have worked, but the odds were far better to not simply run it dead on in that setup.

The areas that often take more time to develop are the OL and many of the D positions. Look where we're still growing up and needing depth...all of these positions. The skill positions are on O are still learning but are further ahead. Truly, to have fully reloaded we need to look for 2011, although 2010 should be quite the team. I do want to see further improvement by the coaching staff in using its talents accordingly, even though they have done a lot of good things in most of their games this season. A really good team doesn't have leeway for offdays by the coaching staff either though....a great team often does, but we're just not there yet.

Now, on to Wake Forest. This is a statement game, so how about the team makes one! WFU has just come off a loss to Navy and a huge loss the game before to Clemson.

[JCane]

Also, we know what JJ and Coop can do and can do well already. Berry appears to have more upside for many parts of the offense already, so use him. He's a bruiser.

[Cat 5 Cane]

Charlie...

Shiit happens all the time in my world... Wished it were different but after a while you learn to duck and roll...LOL

BTW... I tried calling you several times... wed, thur, fri and Sat... but I guess, you must of had me on that shiit list that you spoke of... !

As I said, Shiit Happens... Ya got any smiley faces?

[solarcane]

money I didn't make the stats up.
they are what they are.

It wasn't a shot Lovett, Lovett was DC of the number 10 BCS team in the country.

If he can cruise through at #35 and gives half his salary to Whipple for covering for him, then it's cool with me.

peace

[Calvin]

dlu, shannon knows better than that, Canez1, i meant to say, shannon did bring the heat, but remember, shannon only brought the heat mainly when teams got in the redzone or across our 50 yard line, which always surprised me, i'm thinking, why we waiting until now to be aggressive.

When we were up by 3, and jacory was winding up to go deep, he got sacked(the 1st play where franklin was moved out to left tackle(congratulations esteban it finally happened, lol and your boy desean jackson is doing his thing, i was wrong on that one, did he get hurt dancing though :)kevin steele came wit ha blitz at the right time, that killed our momentum, other wise clemson would have been down 10. The whole game you're thinking, if we can just get up by 10 points we'll be straight.

Anyway, we're heading in the right direction, and will continue to, shannon will learn quick or he needs to, and i'm sure he knows this, but the aggressor often times, he's the winner.

[Charlie Brown]

Thats right Charlie, the U turned a 38% completion qtb. into a 70% completion qtback in one game, great work.

Posted by: dlu | October 26, 2009 at 10:33 PM

That right there sucks swamp donkey!

Even Dave Wannstedt, Butch Davis and Greg Schiano combined couldn't do that...LOL

[moneycane]

JJ running out of bounds in OT at the five WAS UNACCEPTABLE.

Posted by: Charlie Brown | October 26, 2009 at 10:32 PM

Agree 100%

[solarcane]

calvin,
CaptO knows I love the man.lo1!

peace

[dlu]

I will take a shot at Lovett get his azz out of town if that was all that he can bring on defense. I wanted Randy to take over as DC real bad last yr. Randy ducked that though.

[pb(CSROH10)]

JJ is running his way right on to some NFL team practice squad.

[Charlie Brown]

BTW... I tried calling you several times... wed, thur, fri and Sat... but I guess, you must of had me on that shiit list that you spoke of!

Posted by: Cat5Cane | October 26, 2009 at 10:36 PM

I heard U callin', but U can't come in. LOL

Just, busy dawg, busy...crazy busy, trust me.

[moneycane]

solar all i'm saying is that stats can be misleading. GT and FSU rolled up 800 yards on UNC. And as bad as the D played they bailed out the team twice against Clemson. Once for a TD and one pick in the endzone.

[solarcane]

JJ is running his way right on to some NFL team practice squad.
Posted by: pb(CSROH10) | October 26, 2009 at 10:43 PM

pb you hit the nail on the head.
JJ is a great guy and i wish him well but NFL defenders are going to bang him up a lot worse than he is getting hit now.

peace

[solarcane]

money,
aight then, we get some depth on the dline
and ray ray on the field 75% of the time we will see what Lovett's got, agree?

peace

[dlu]

JJ ran out of bounds , I thought it was JH for a while,

[Charlie Brown]

Got an idea for a T-shirt, tell me what U think:

NO EXCUSES

[dlu]

Charlie what about this (no excuses On D.)

[dlu]

I would pay 20.00 for a Miami tee shirt that said NO EXCUSES on MIAMI DEFENSE

[dlu]

or NO excuses for the U defense

[pb(CSROH10)]

Posted by: solarcane | October 26, 2009 at 10:51 PM

In 2010 for the first time in four seasons I believe we won't have a single freshman starting. Most will have from a dozen to 20 games under their belts.

Then, IMO it's time to judge.

[moneycane]

Solar I ain't giving Lovett a free pass, I just don't think the UNC comparison is fair. I just got a feeling things will be different after the Wake game. The D has some holes but I see players improving as well. Joe Joseph, B Harris, DVD, and Sheilds have all improved but the coaches get no credit. But win we lose one game line up the coaches in front of the firing squad and lets roll in the next guy so we can do the same thing. We act like lil kids who take their ball and go home after geeting schooled on the playground.

[miamimike01]

DAMNIT!!!!

U all are missing the point!

JCane & Cptn. O. get it.

The bandwagon is closed.

"Get on". Or "Get the MF'ing OFF!"

With Us, or W/O Us!

[mi@mic@ne]

This year we are not only talking better but we are physically bringing it. I just think if this year we can beat some sense into the acc ... it will help us soften them up for next yr.But we need to be more aggressive at the line of scrimmage with some blitz packages and some timing blitzes ... coming up rite befo the ball is snapped.

[mi@mic@ne]

tackling

[solarcane]

Well on a brighter note we have gone from 2 yds a punt return all the way up to 7.72 yds a punt return,

bringing us in at a lofty 79th nationally, beating out Temple by .05 of a yd.

my boy Thearon must have at least one more return for 6 points left in him.

Yes soup I saw his fumble.

peace

[dlu]

pb, your judged every game, in all things in your life in every way, its the American way. Mary is judged by what dress she wears. No fun not to judge, what about the dark horse winners and choking favorites, you wish to take away life's little pleasantries.

[mi@mic@ne]

The good thing is we had them third and long most of the nite... we just didnt finish them off.

[dlu]

Miamimike I was a Cane before you were probably born and will always be a Cane , but damn if I am on anyones bandwagon, I will call my own shots.

[moneycane]

Man I feel bad for all on the U players on the Skins. It's like they woke up in prison. I bought some milk the other day and I swear I saw Clinton and Santana on the back of the carton. Maybe we can get Sherif Gonna Get Ya on the case. I think 10 hour episodes of that would be more entertaining than the Skins offense.

[miamimike01]

I'm glad U guys paid attention.

UM beat themselves. I can take a beating, but giving it away like we did, hurts.

[pb(CSROH10)]

Posted by: dlu | October 26, 2009 at 11:04 PM

Mary gets an A.

[dlu]

PB thats a good one, like that, A for sure.

[moneycane]

mmo1 although UM played sloppy I gotta give Clemson credit. They made 1 more big play than we did. It hurt because Miami should have won the game and didn't capitalize, Clemson did. All part of the growing pains with this team. Was Moncur out for this game or did he play and I just missed it?

[pb(CSROH10)]

Moncur looked 100 years old hobbling off after each series.

My seats are behind where the D gathers when they are off the field.

[JCane]

For those interested, and not any big surpise, STA rb Gio Bernard verbaled to the Irish today. Not a big surprise, and likely not one when a teammate or two join him. It doesn't look like Payne or Linder will be among them, however. :)

I saw Lemonier attended the Clemson-UM game, but arrived late and left early with comments being that his friend that he came with wanted to go and that he never heard what happened in the game til later. Don't know if we should read between the lines of this attitude....

Perry has a lot of upside imo, although likely as a bit of a project. His physical presence and abilities are off the chart. His weakness is only two years of organized ball, but his potential could be huge on the DL.

[moneycane]

I guess I missed it pb. I was too busy cheering. I just feel like Moncur has a knack for making big plays on third down.

[mi@mic@ne]

from the soph to the junior is a big difference strength wise... coop and jj are not going down easy any more.. .sometimes their pushing the pile... just think if we had that across the board.

[solarcane]

pb,
when we turn the corner and have 9 to 11 upperclassmen playing defense at the same time, the table will be even in the ACC and 34 to 10, 30 to 7 will be just like the old days.

Remember when the only thing exciting about the fourth quarter used to be can the second team hold the shut out?

peace

[Aquaman]

I'm ready to dig a grave and bury Wake Forest in it..

Who's gonna help me?

[solarcane]

aight i'm out

enjoy the night

peace

[miamimike01]

Miamimike I was a Cane before you were probably born and will always be a Cane , but damn if I am on anyones bandwagon, I will call my own shots.

Posted by: dlu | October 26, 2009 at 11:07 PM

Good for U. I have to respect your age and knowledge. Many thanks for your fandom.

dlu,

ONCE A CANE, ALWAYS A CANE. It's all about the U, right?

I support MY GD FAVORITE TEAM, in good and bad times. Even when me and Randy were living in a hotel (for 15 MONTHS), I still found a way to support my CANES. I was ALMOST on the street and still supported my team, when we could. (thx 86)

If it wasn't for our LOVE of the CANES, I'm not sure me and Randy would talk to each other. UM football was the glue that cemented our relationship.

Say what U want, its that important. Not W's and L's, but watching together, talking, and spending time together. Going to games together, experiencing things my dad did when he was a kid.

I hope U can share it with someone else, like this.

It's Heaven, b/c me and Randy are Best Friends.

[moneycane]

I'm with you aqua. I think the team comes out rolling and never looks back. Imma go out on a limb and say DVD and Sheilds get their first picks of the year(career).

[pb(CSROH10)]

Posted by: solarcane | October 26, 2009 at 11:21 PM

To me the inevitability of it is as obvious as it gets. But I guess I'm one of the few who's enjoying the trip there.

[moneycane]

FREE SANTANA

FREE PORTIS

RIP ST#26

[mr troutman]

U

[JCane]

BG:

Any chance on Tony Jefferson out of California? He is a UCLA commit but has commented about always wanting to go out of state. Apparently he's looking to set up a visit to the U, among other places. Should know soon, as he's expecting to grad. in 12/09.

[miamimike01]

I didn't talk to Randy for a year. UM football sparked converation (99).

My first memory, as a child, 1984 Orange Bowl, Calhoun blocking the two point.

I remember my dad hugging me. Telling me,"UM won!"

[Cat 5 Cane]

...Sorry, took awhile... had to watch more replays...

cat5, come on man, when we ran the ball before the half, that was ok because the game wasn't on the line at that point, but when the game is on the line, here's the real deal, had we been up by only 1 point again, we would have been a whole lot more aggressive on that 3rd down, but since we were up by 3 points, Shannon felt the worst that could happen was Clemson would tie the game up and we go to overtime, well he was right....by Calvin

Calvin... Your point that Whipple should be throwing when instead he ran the last 3 plays before turning it over to Clemson with 3:52 remaining... But think back to the other games we have played ball control in the last minutes of the games.. 5: minutes and 8: minutes, all by ball control and running!

remember we had just intercepted Clemson in the end zone with 5:20 remaining and the ball is put on the 20yl... run, run and run with 3 yards for a first down... misfired... and we had to punt it.

But Whipple was doing exactly as before but this time we came up short... was he right to throw or should he have run... since we didn't get it ... Your right, he should have passed the ball...LOL ... flip a coin but had the receiver dropped it... all bets are off!!

The bottom line, we were still ahead by 3... Clemson did a hell of a job and tied us... the rest is history... but second guessing Whipple of the third time rushing in a row is a toss-up! especially sinse we were gaining great runs prior and don't forget Jacory could have changed the play on the line... maybe?

[phillyscott]

11

[broward/dade]

LATELY I BEEN WONDERING...DONT YALL REMEMBER HOW CONFIDENT WE WERE DURING GAMES IN THE PAST...TRASH TALKN, DIRTY PLAY, WEN SUMONE GETS HIT ON OUR SIDELINES ALL DA PLAYAS SURROUND HIM TRASH TALKN AND INTIMIDATING THE OPPONENT, THE RAINBOW SHIELDS, AND OF COURSE DA SWAGGA........THATS THE PROBLEM WITH MIA AND FSU THESE DAYS, NOT ONLY DO THEY PLAY SOFT BUT THEY LOOK SOFT IN MY OPINION!!! DISAPLINS GOOD BUT DONT TAKE DA FUN OUT THE GAME...WEN U SCORE A TD DONT GIV THE BALL TO THE REFS AND RUN TO THE SIDELINE...JUMP UP AND DOWN PUSH AN IN-THE-WAY OPPONENT OUT DA WAY AND SHOW OUT 4 DA CAMS...THEN SAY F*** DA REF ONCE HE THROWS DA FLAG...DAS HOW YA GET FIIIRRED UP AND DATS MY TYPE FOOTBALL

[SJMPARMAN]

Heart. Heart. Heart. Against VA in the last game in the OB, we all said this team had no heart. Well this year, they have done nothing but show heart. There is NO quit in this team. They show up every week and play. Even in this loss, they played hard, fought to the end. As long as we have these players with that heart, good things will come down the line.

I won't question the coaching staff on play calls, although I do think Berry should be the featured runner when you get first and goal at the five, and you intend to run it. And, was Ray Ray on the field for the last play? To me, he is Miami's best safety. But these coaches have done a great job this year, and they see practices during the week. It sucks we lost but this team is so much improved from last year. If such an award was given annually, we would win it hands down.

I actually came here to try to get more information on the timeout before the half. It seemed from video I watched, that Whipple signaled that he was ready to spike the ball before the timeout. Last year, in the California bowl game, Randy called a timeout under similar circumstances. I was wondering if anyone knows definitively who called the timeout. A spike there would have given us two plays to get a first down and still left the middle of the field open, thus allowing Jacory to throw someting in the ten to fifteen yard range. Does anyone know? I won't criticize Shannon for the timeout, if he called it, there are two theories on it, but I am curious.

[Sean Spence is a Beast!!!]

Clemson Tigers tightend Michael Palmer drilled by Sharpton!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTcs1bhJ5bI

[Sean Spence is a Beast!!!]

Fortunately for us, it's not the attendance that recruits cares about, it's the chance to win a NC and eventually get a chance to play at the next level because of the system we ran here so recruiting wise, you shouldn't be worried about them getting turned off by the lack of fan support!

[Sarasota 'cane]

In 2010 for the first time in four seasons I believe we won't have a single freshman starting. Most will have from a dozen to 20 games under their belts.

Then, IMO it's time to judge.

Posted by: pb(CSROH10) | October 26, 2009 at 10:59 PM

Just got home from MNF and I lost both my fantasy games this week as well as the 'canes and Dolphin games! Grrrrrrrrrrr....

This post from PB is right on the money for me, I'll judge the D next season. There isn't a D to speak of right now. There are no gimme games left on the schedule with the depth we have. That's reality!

And enough with the "Cinn. lost 9 guys last year" stuff! They didn't lose 9 guys to injury, they lost 9 guy's to graduation, who had 9 guys replace them, who also had 9 guys replace them! Apples and oranges!

We are going to have incredible young recruits sitting all over our bench next year waiting for their opportunity to play! We should have one of the best freshman defensive classes in the country, and most will not even see the field because of the guy's that are in front of them!

I'm not an expert, but the play that Clemson burned us on was not a play they were running all night. Bend don't break is all this D is capable of right now. We were in a better position to blitz UF last year than we were in to blitz Clemson this year! That's reality!

Al mistakes aside, we had Clemson where we wanted them in the 1st OT, 3rd and 10 from the 26. We almost sacked their QB at the 35 on second down. We lost in overtime to one of the best teams in the ACC, and we beat THE best team in the ACC earlier in the year.

Timeouts because of confusion suck, but MOST of our timeouts this year have been to save or prevent scoring. That's what timeouts are for. You can run a 2 minute offense without a timeout. If you need a timeout to run a 1 minute offense, 8 out of 10 times you were already screwed anyway!

We have had some terrible clock management at critical times over the last two seasons, but those are issues that will correct themselves with depth and maturity. Didn't Jacory use our last timeout?

Jimmy Johnson and Co. didn't exactly shine during the Fiesta Bowl against Penn. St. now did they? He turned out OK in the end though, didn't he? Could you imagine what they would say about Randy if he had to deal with the adversity of losing a NC that HE SHOULD HAVE WON BY 10-20 POINTS?

If Randy's 2011 team looks like the 2009 team, then I'll light all your torches before we run Randy out of town! (Just kidding!) But the reality of our program is that if the 2011 team looks like the 2009 team, the administration will have already done it for us.

Nighty night!

Go 'canes!

P.S. You read every word of it Swamp Donkey! Suck on it boy!

(And Mad thanks for giving us your new nick name! I love it!)

How did you come up with the name Swamp Donkey?

Posted by: gatorlegend | October 26, 2009 at 12:13 PM

He He, I'm actually a little embarrassed! I used to play baseball for UF, and let's just say I got it during the teams freshman hazing ritual! Man I still think I have a "knot" on the back of my head! He He

Posted by: Swamp Donkey | October 26, 2009 at 12:29 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donkey_punch

[Six]

Mike Leach is awesome

His press conference after getting blasted by Texas A&M, ragging on his players listening to their fat girlfriends instead of keeping their mind on their priorities

"The coaches failed to make our points more compelling than their fat little girlfriends.

Now their fat little girlfriends have some obvious advantages. For one thing, their fat little girlfriends are telling them what they want to hear, which is 'how great you are' and 'how easy its going to be' and we had a bunch of people who wanted to win the football game but nobody wanted to play the football game."

Freaking awesome

[CaneWarrior]

U!

[Charlie Brown]

Aqua...I've got a shovel, I can dig for a while. Let's dig a big grave and deep too, big enough for the entire Wake Forest team to fit in.

As MacJones would say: "U dig?"

GO CANES, BURY WAKE!

[SOUP]

OK, OK I'm over it. Got it out of my system and I feel all better now. Time to move on.

New blog today at 3 PM.

[SwagGirl]

Good Morning Canespace!! I have to say I am so sick of hearing from Gator fans where I live... Didn't they almost lose Saturday again and I thought they were the #1 team in the country and who have they played this year??? We will be fine these guys are going to bounce back. Off to work. Go Canes!!!!!!

[tortugacane]

U

[tortugacane]

Posted by: SwagGirl | October 27, 2009 at 06:52 AM ---Agreed 100%! Tired of them Gators! Go CaneS & Spacers!

[tortugacane]

New blog today at 3 PM.
Posted by: SOUP | October 27, 2009 at 06:36 AM---Waiting patiently.... Go CaneSpacers!

[fran]

To MM1,Randy,Money,MoneyII, canechik & great family,Mary,Mitch,Tom & everyone else we met at the Shark or UCF for making our first experience with tailgating so terrific.
I am waiting for one of our kids to announce availability to drive down for the Va. game with me. I find I do not want to go alone. I am so used to having a back-seat driver( Jean doesn't read the blog)that I might lose consentration while driving. The # of times we were cutoff and had drivers jump in front of us and hit the brakes has been un-nerving. Please know I am not a slow poke I set my speed control on I-95 for 5 miles over the posted limit and stay in one of the R/H 2 lanes, but those who need for speed takes them to 80-85 and are willing to zig & Zag are dangerous to me and themselves. A note after aprox 900K miles or more driving in Florida I have never gotten a speeding citation.

[bg1906]

Rusty has posted a video of the "altercation" between Whipple and Shannon. Look at the 2:17 mark at Mike James' face. Says it all.

http://www.youtube.com/user/rusty98um11?blend=1&ob=4#p/u

However, coaches spat all the time. I don't think its that big of a deal. Just bad to see on TV. Shannon said there wasn't an issue and I think that is his way of saying none of our business and he is right.

[bg1906]

BG:

Any chance on Tony Jefferson out of California? He is a UCLA commit but has commented about always wanting to go out of state. Apparently he's looking to set up a visit to the U, among other places. Should know soon, as he's expecting to grad. in 12/09.

Posted by: JCane | October 26, 2009 at 11:49 PM

Long shot. I think he wants to visit but I do believe he's a long shot

[bg1906]

JC.

We are done at RB and I already knew Gio wasn't coming ;-)

Also Payne said Linder is favoring UM so as it looks will pick up 3 from STA (Payne, Linder, and Barton)

[bg1906]

I think our problems defensively are more depth related than scheme. We are getting thinner and thinner as the season progresses and that is expected. Anyone notice that when we go to nickel the DBs are Shields, Harris, and Van Dyke. What happened to Chavez Grant? Has he been passed up? Just something that makes you say....Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm! HAHAHA

[fran]

86cane
Add us to the list of those who do not want a shirt sent to them "U" have done enough for us.
Fran & Jean

[Canez1]

BG I saw Grant out there in the nickel as well.

GO CANEZ!!!!!

[USAFCane]

if Landshark isn't going to fill and look as empty as it did the other day, why don't they close the upper decks and consolidate the crowd? that looked bad on TV for team 5-1. hate to rhink what the next crowd will be.

Posted by: USAFCane | October 26, 2009 at 06:16 PM

If you do that, what message are you sending to season ticket holders like me who spent $2,600 for four seats?

Posted by: pb(CSROH10) | October 26, 2009 at 07:02 PM

Fair point. don't have a good answer but it just looks so empty

[DATcane]

jus went online to get my tickets for the VA game, why dont they drop the prices so they dont have 40,000 empty seats? 60 bucks to sit in the endzone..... fine by me I am going no matter what, but dam feel like I am getting screwed every time I buy my tickets!!

[Hurricane Mitch]

Original Canespacer HurricaneMitch (he hardly ever blogs now, but he's still around).

Thanks for the guilt trip, 86. I guess I'll try to be on the blog more. LOL!

[Esteban]

Grant was in there...just not as much as normal. With Jacoby Ford lined up in the slot a lot you know you weren't going to see Grant in there sticking him all game. Had Brandon Harris take that responsibility a good bit - at least almost every time i paid attention to it.

and just watched the video bg posted. I hadn't seen the end of the half INT til now. My directv signal went out right after the 12 men in the huddle penalty. Yeah that was a bad INT. And hopefully Ben Jones is ready to play LT next year - if not him Corey White or Plein or someone. Franklin can play tackle maybe. But RT not left. i'm kind of glad I was wrong about him switching out to tackle this year. made ricky sapp look like a fierce pass rusher.

[dlu]

yesterday when I read the title, Love Hurts, exactly then the song came on the tv, not sure what that means , just means what it means.

[Sarasota 'cane]

u

[DZ8]

When I was reading the article the song came on at my work, lol.

I could find no meaning either except to rub my nose in what an idiot I am. Why do I let something that I have no control over affect me so much. ( Even the Dolphins the next day wasn't as bad because I'm used to them breaking my heart. Love hurts.)

[DZ8]

Mike Leach is awesome

His press conference after getting blasted by Texas A&M, ragging on his players listening to their fat girlfriends instead of keeping their mind on their priorities

"The coaches failed to make our points more compelling than their fat little girlfriends.

Now their fat little girlfriends have some obvious advantages. For one thing, their fat little girlfriends are telling them what they want to hear, which is 'how great you are' and 'how easy its going to be' and we had a bunch of people who wanted to win the football game but nobody wanted to play the football game."

Freaking awesome

Posted by: Six | October 27, 2009 at 02:19 AM

When I see Leach on TV I stop what I'm doing and listen. Unpredictable and entertaining. Kind of like Quagmire on Family Guy, when he's on something funny is going to happen. Giggidy, giggidy.

[solarcane]

Tell me in that clip of Whipple and randy acting like five year olds Fox isn't looking at Randy with ," you fking azzhole stay out of the offense" in his face He is pizzed at Randy.

peace

[solarcane]

jacory on the clemson game

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnpOlIXEtdE

peace

[Rashad]

No Spence for Wake Forest?? That hurts

[Sarasota 'cane]

Spence is out. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr......

http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/colleges/um/story/1302276.html

Go 'canes!